Which food do you usually choose in the buffet?

@youless (113836)
Guangzhou, China
August 19, 2025 10:02pm CST
There are various kinds of food in the buffet. Sometimes it may give us a headache which to choose. Normally I will choose the seafood at first as it is the expensive food Then I will choose steak because I like it. I hardly choose pizza although it is one of my favorite food since it will easily make me feel full What about you?
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@allknowing (154360)
• India
20 Aug
Desserts. I am a nibbler when it comes to other food
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youless
@youless (113836)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Aug
I don't eat much desserts like cakes since they will make me full. I will choose fruits instead as I think they can be helpful for me to eat more other food
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@allknowing (154360)
• India
20 Aug
@youless Buffets are rare for me. Eating ice creams, falooda and such once in a way will not make me fat
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youless
@youless (113836)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Aug
@allknowing It's just too difficult for me to put on some weights
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@DaddyEvil (160162)
• United States
20 Aug
It depends on what type of buffet it is. One place Pretty and I used to go all the time is a Thai food buffet. I always got small portions of pastas and meats to try them and then went back for the ones I thought the most delicious. I also like the dessert section and would get small servings of each of those on a plate and then go back for the best tasting ones.
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youless
@youless (113836)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Aug
I remember last time when my husband and I went to a buffet, he ate some little cakes
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Michele
@Aquitaine24 (11899)
• San Jose, California
20 Aug
There's no Thai buffet near where I live. Plenty of Indian ones though.
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@DaddyEvil (160162)
• United States
20 Aug
@youless One good thing about a buffet, you can find something you like no matter which part of the buffet you go to.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (180518)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Aug
I always go for the seafood too. And then the basics that look good.
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youless
@youless (113836)
• Guangzhou, China
21 Aug
Usually I will avoid the common food such as pizza, fried rice, noodles etc.
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youless
@youless (113836)
• Guangzhou, China
22 Aug
@celticeagle I like pizza but I don't often eat it in the buffet as I will feel full after that
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (180518)
• Boise, Idaho
21 Aug
@youless ......That's probably good. I like fried rice but I don't eat it very often. I'm more into egg foo young. I do like egg noodles though too. Pizza not so much.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (484719)
• Italy
20 Aug
I choose what I usually do not prepare at home because it's difficult to make. Never pasta and pizza, I can do that at home. As I only went to buffets in the United States, my choice was for Prime Rib, shrimps and lobsters.
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youless
@youless (113836)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Aug
Lobsters are a great choice
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youless
@youless (113836)
• Guangzhou, China
21 Aug
@LadyDuck Lobsters are also very expensive here.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (484719)
• Italy
20 Aug
@youless I love lobsters, but they are very expensive here in Europe. Desserts are usually not good at buffets.
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rakski
@rakski (149173)
• Philippines
22 Aug
I go for salad, then seafoods, then steaks and other meats, then desserts
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youless
@youless (113836)
• Guangzhou, China
22 Aug
I will choose fruits rather than salad. And of course I will choose the seafood which is the most expensive food at first
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rakski
@rakski (149173)
• Philippines
22 Aug
@youless I ate salad to protect my tummy from all the protein and carbs. I read that somewhere, I think I prefer desserts to fruits
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Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (49508)
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22 Aug
In all honesty, I am not a fan of buffets. I've seen so many people touch foods inappropriately, pick up foods or utensils and then put them back, sneeze or cough around the food...it's just a mental overload for me. I am not a clean freak, I know there are germs all over the world. However, it is just too hard to do any type of quality control with a busy buffet.
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youless
@youless (113836)
• Guangzhou, China
25 Aug
I agree that eating in buffet is not a very healthy way since it's bad for the stomach to eat so much suddenly.
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Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (49508)
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25 Aug
@youless So many buffet foods are really unhealthy. Overly processed ingredients, tons of sugars and carbs, and all of those fancy desserts usually arrive at the restaurants frozen. I would rather eat one plate of food and call it enough.
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Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (166052)
• United States
20 Aug
Like you I choose the seafood first.
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youless
@youless (113836)
• Guangzhou, China
21 Aug
Great minds think alike
snowy
@snowy22315 (197257)
• United States
20 Aug
It kind of despends on what is available. I usually will go for beef and seafood, and always save room for dessert.
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youless
@youless (113836)
• Guangzhou, China
21 Aug
I think seafood and steaks are expensive food
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (140938)
• Philippines
20 Aug
Fried chicken is what I usually look for and have some deserts definitely.
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youless
@youless (113836)
• Guangzhou, China
21 Aug
I think I may avoid the fried chicken in buffet as I am sure my mom cooks it far better
Michele
@Aquitaine24 (11899)
• San Jose, California
20 Aug
Chicken tikka masala, chili chicken
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youless
@youless (113836)
• Guangzhou, China
21 Aug
It sounds like Indian food.
Judy Story
@jstory07 (146179)
• Roseburg, Oregon
20 Aug
I go for the seafood first since it is so expensive. Than some steak and desserts that I do not make at home.
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youless
@youless (113836)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Aug
I agree. This is why I also choose seafood at first.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (146179)
• Roseburg, Oregon
27 Aug
@youless Seafood is so good.
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (86524)
• United States
20 Aug
I would go for the shrimp and meat dishes first. Eating at a buffet is really hard with so many choices.
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youless
@youless (113836)
• Guangzhou, China
21 Aug
This is why we have to choose it wisely
Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (5720)
• United Kingdom
20 Aug
I like Chinese at a buffet , but if there are lots of different cuisines I will try a whole variety.
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youless
@youless (113836)
• Guangzhou, China
21 Aug
I'm glad to hear you like Chinese food
Tendz
@Tendz09 (511)
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18 Sep
I'll try anything that looks unique. I also want some dessert in the end.
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youless
@youless (113836)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Sep
That's a good reason to eat something unique
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (363964)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Aug
I would take ages choosing but I'd choose seafood too. Probably I'd then go for dessert.
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youless
@youless (113836)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Aug
I will choose fruits rather than desserts. Desserts can easily fill me up
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Bensen32
@Bensen32 (28467)
• United States
20 Aug
I don't go a lot but when I do, I usually went for the steaks (meats) and tried to get something they just refilled so it was nice and fresh.
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youless
@youless (113836)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Aug
I also like steaks
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@pitsipeahie (5434)
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20 Aug
I’m drawn to food that’s unfamiliar to me or something I don’t get to eat very often.
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youless
@youless (113836)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Aug
That's a good idea.
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